- Kartoon Channel Launches Mid-June, Taps Loesch As Executive Chairman
Television News Daily, Fern Siegel - Saturday, June 6, 2020
Loesch oversees a digital channel geared to kids 2-11. It can access 4,000 episodes of content via its parent, Genius Brands. ...
- 'Time For Kids' Launches New Language Editions, Expands Access
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, May 7, 2020
For the first time in 25 years, Time for Kids will be available in languages other than English. ...
- Linear TV Kids Viewing Still Down During COVID-19 Stay-At-Home
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Linear TV viewing for kids 2-11 dropped 8% for national kids TV networks in April vs. the same month a year ago, according to a Nielsen analysis -- an improvement ...
- Daytime Kids Viewing In Top 25 Markets Soars Nearly 300%, Big Gains In Internet, Gaming
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Daytime broadcast TV viewership for kids and teens has soared 200% to 300% on average in the top U.S markets in the last month and a half. There have also ...
- 'Sesame Street' Help Brought To You By The Letters C-O-V-I-D
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, April 23, 2020
How can parents explain COVID-19 to their young children? They can ask Big Bird to do it. ...
- Google Adding 'Kids' Section To Google Play
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, April 16, 2020
Google is adding a Kids section to Google Play, which will include "Teacher Approved" apps, The Verge reports. ...
- Pandemic-Driven Kid-Related Video Boom: Even DIYs Are Diving In
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
As views of kids' videos are spiking and hit classics remain most-watched, kid-oriented DIY videos like workouts and hand-washing how-tos and food-and-drink and science-and-tech videos are also trending up as ...
- 'Time For Kids' To Make Issues Available Outside Classrooms
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 23, 2020
The move marks the first time the publication is available to readers outside classrooms in its 25 years of publishing. ...
- Kids' Viewing On The Rise In The Time Of COVID-19
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 19, 2020
National TV kids' networks have seen gains over the last week, as more children are now home from school, according to two different TV research companies. ...
- Will 'The Week Junior' Get American Kids Reading?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, February 27, 2020
Next month, Dennis Publishing will bring The Week Junior, a news weekly aimed at kids ages 8 to 14, to the U.S. ...
- Property Brothers To Develop Kids' Animated TV Show
Television News Daily, Fern Siegel - Thursday, January 30, 2020
Best known for starring in the HGTV series "Property Brothers," the Scott twins are extending their brand into a new arena. ...
- With More Inclusivity, Barbie's Bounceback Intensifies
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, January 29, 2020
New this year are a Barbie with a prosthetic leg, a hairless doll, and one in a wheelchair. ...
- M12 Invests In SuperAwesome's Kid-Tech Platform
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, January 27, 2020
UK-based SuperAwesome provides a platform for companies interested in offering advertising, video and communities that are "safe" for children, as well as parental consent options. ...
- 'Popular Science' To Create STEM Toy Line With U.K. Company Wow! Stuff
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The toy line aligns with PopSci's mission to demystify the world and make science accessible to everyone. ...
- 'Garden & Gun' Launches Edition For Kids
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, January 13, 2020
Called "G&G Jr.", the "coastal edition" magazine offers everything from a guide to the best beaches for kids to how they can help protect the environment. ...
- YouTube To Impose New Restrictions On Ads Surrounding Children's Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Google will impose some new curbs on ads surrounding child-oriented videos that appear on the main YouTube.com site, but will continue to allow influencer marketing and product placement on the ...
- When It Comes To Kids, 'Constancy' May Be The New 'Recency'
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, November 19, 2019
New academic research suggests the best way to measure children's media usage is a new construct called "constancy," a term its authors assert will replace the Big 3 c-words -- ...
- Wild Sky Media's Sites Kick Off "Moms Want To Know" Series
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Monday, October 28, 2019
The debut effort encourages kids to pursue the STEAM subjects: Science, Tech, Engineering, Art and Math. ...
- Kids Listen To Friends And Family More Than Influencers
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Look beyond the headline and it's clear -- research shows kids trust each other's opinions more than YouTubers'. ...
- Back-To-School Purchases Expected To Rise During Labor Day -- Don't Forget Teachers
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 30, 2019
With school back in session in some parts of the U.S., merchants will see the highest back-to-school sales this Labor Day weekend, Shopify predicts. Independence Day brought in the highest ...
- FEMA, Ad Council Prepare Kids For Disasters
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, August 27, 2019
The "Prepared, Not Scared" campaign is designed to educate adults, particularly parents, on ways to best prepare children for a possible crisis. ...
- Roku Adds Kids & Family To Streaming Service
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 19, 2019
Roku's "Kids & Family" on streaming service The Roku Channel is a free, ad-supported area on the Roku platform. Lego Systems has signed on as the first ad sponsor. ...
- Dick's, ESPN Lean In To Help Young Athletes
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, August 8, 2019
Dick's spot shows real kids reading "To whom it may concern" letters cutting off funds for their athletic programs. ...
- 'The Dodo' Debuts Kids Vertical With YouTube Channel
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, July 16, 2019
One of the video series, called "Best Animal Friends," will feature animals from The Dodo's popular show "Odd Couples - Rescued." ...
- Target Launches Back-To-School - Yes, Already
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, June 27, 2019
Target is expanding its uniform selection with the Cat & Jack kids line and launching the new "More Than Magic" tween girl brand with clothes, school supplies and more. Parents ...
- 'Highlights Magazine' Condemns Family Separation At U.S. Border
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, June 27, 2019
CEO Kent Johnson noted it wasn't a political statement about immigration policy, but "a statement about human decency." ...
- Whiskas Introduces Personal Assistant Inspired By Cats
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, June 9, 2019
Powered by artificial intelligence, the abstract cat-shaped item aims to "nurture children's curiosity" by asking multiple-choice questions on various topics. ...
- Time On Social Media Is Not Harming Kids, Researchers Claim
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, May 7, 2019
A University of Oxford study has found that children are not harmed by the amount of time they spend on social media, "The Times" reports. The academics blame "sloppy" science ...
- FTC Fine Teaches TikTok The Wrong Lesson
Media Insider, Kaila Colbin - Friday, April 26, 2019
TikTok will pay the largest fine in COPPA history for illegally collecting personal information from children. It will change some practices - and them move on. ...
- Partnering With Kidbox, Walmart Jumps Into Subscription Fray
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The move comes at a time when D2C brands like Kidbox are looking for ways to expand beyond a relatively narrow digital space. ...
